Elizabeth City
Rowing Club

WELCOME TO

And Bugsy Beach

We believe rowing clubs transform communities.

We empower our athletes, coaches, and volunteers to lead and serve within their classrooms, workplaces, and communities.

Two young women in Elizabeth City Rowing Club team athletic wear, sitting on a boat with paddles, near a body of water, wearing sunglasses and red tank tops.
A young girl with a headset sitting in a black kayak on a lake. The kayak has the word 'VESPOLI' written on its side, and a paddle floats nearby in the water.
Two female Elizabeth City Rowing Club athletes in red uniforms are smiling and shaking hands at a competitive rowing event, with spectators in the background.
Young girl from Elizabeth City Rowing Club rowing on the Pasquotank River, wearing a red and black sports top, with green paddles, surrounded by trees.
A young boy in a red jacket and blue cap with 'NK' logos, sitting in a boat on a body of water, holding a communication device to his mouth.

Compete at the highest level of junior rowing.

Learn more about our competitive teams!

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Carol Terryberry, founder of Elizabeth City Rowing Cub

A Message From
Our Founder

As Founder and Head Coach, I’ve seen again and again that rowing changes lives–pulling people out of their comfort zones and showing them the grit, joy, and confidence they never knew they had.

– Carol Terryberry

Regattas at Bugsy Beach

ECRC is proud to be the home of the Bugsy Chase and Bugsy Sprints. Through a partnership with the City of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County and Elizabeth City Tourism Board, we installed a premier 6-lane buoyed race course, transforming our river into a regional destination for teams from Western North Carolina to Southern Virginia.

Bugsy Chase & Bugsy Sprints

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Thank You to Our Sponsors

  • "This club has amazing kids who help each other and work together to grow at their sport. The parents are welcoming and honestly the most involved and volunteer ready group of parents I have ever had the experience to work with."

    — Denise Davis, Parent & Volunteer

  • “It is wonderful! The first time I showed up at the boathouse, I was welcomed by a group of enthusiastic and athletic teenagers ready to teach me how to row! It is a great bonding experience and one of our area’s greatest assets.”

    — Stella Knight, Masters Rower & Volunteer

  • “It was one of the most challenging sports I have done. In 2021, I had my first regatta. There was nothing like it. I had been a rower for years at that point, but nothing beat the exhilaration of a rowing regatta. We left victorious.”

    — Matt Panek, ECRC Alum & Assistant Coach